Vocalese: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
vocalese
[ หvษสkษliหz ]
musical style
Vocalese is a style of jazz singing in which words are added to instrumental compositions and songs, often using vocables and nonsensical syllables. It is characterized by intricate, fast-paced vocal improvisations that mimic the sounds of instruments. Vocalese requires a high level of technical skill and creativity from the vocalist.
Synonyms
vocal improvisation, wordless singing
Examples of usage
- The singer amazed the audience with her virtuosic vocalese performance.
- In vocalese, the voice becomes an instrument in its own right.
Translations
Translations of the word "vocalese" in other languages:
๐ต๐น vocalese
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเฅเคเคฒเฅเคเคผ
๐ฉ๐ช Vocalese
๐ฎ๐ฉ vocalese
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะพะบะฐะปัะท
๐ต๐ฑ vocalese
๐ฏ๐ต ใดใฉใผใซใชใผใบ (Vลkฤrฤซzu)
๐ซ๐ท vocalese
๐ช๐ธ vocalese
๐น๐ท vokaliz
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ณด์ปฌ๋ฆฌ์ฆ (bokeollijeu)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูููุงููุฒ
๐จ๐ฟ vocalese
๐ธ๐ฐ vocalese
๐จ๐ณ ๅฃฐไน (shฤngyuรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ vokalize
๐ฎ๐ธ vocalese
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฒะพะบะฐะปะธะท
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแ (vokalizi)
๐ฆ๐ฟ vocalese
๐ฒ๐ฝ vocalese
Word origin
The term 'vocalese' originated in the 1950s as a combination of 'vocal' and 'scat', referring to the style of jazz singing that incorporates lyrics into instrumental jazz solos. Artists like Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks popularized the vocalese style, which continues to be an innovative and challenging form of vocal jazz performance.
See also: multivocality, univocal, vocalic, vocalist, vocalization, vocalize, vocalized, vocalizer, vocalizing.